- Search panel - Use this to find places and directions and manage search results.
- Overview map - Use this for an additional perspective of the Earth.
- Hide/Show sidebar - Click this to conceal or the display the side bar (Search, Places and Layers panels).
- Placemark - Click this to add a placemark for a location.
- Polygon - Click this to add a polygon.
- Path - Click this to add a path (line or lines).
- Image Overlay - Click this to add an image overlay on the Earth.
- Measure - Click this to measure a distance or area size.
- Sun - Click this to display sunlight across the landscape.
- Sky - Click this to view stars, constellations, galaxies, planets and the Earth's moon.
- Email - Click this to email a view or image.
- Print - Click this to print the current view of the Earth.
- Show in Google Maps - Click this to show the current view in Google Maps in your web browser.
- Navigation controls - Use these to zoom, look and move around (see below).
- Layers panel - Use this to display points of interest.
- Places panel - Use this to locate, save, organize and revisit placemarks.
- Add Content - Click this to import exciting content from the KML Gallery
- 3D Viewer - View the globe and its terrain in this window.
- Status bar - View coordinate, elevation, imagery date and streaming status here.
